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Drosophila Glue: A Promising Model for Bioadhesion

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Before entering metamorphosis, the larvae of Drosophila flies expel a transparent glue from their mouth, which solidifies in contact with air within seconds and fixes the animal to a substrate (wood, leaves, fruits, stones, etc.) for several days until the adult emerges. This glue di...

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Autores principales: Monier, Manon, Courtier-Orgogozo, Virginie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9409817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36005360
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects13080734